He has directed over 70 productions in college, community, repertory and commercial theater including the North American stage premiere of the classic "The Little Prince" by Antoine de St. Exupery (which he also adapted for the stage), The Night of the Iguana", The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds", The Caretaker", Mother Earth , "What the Butler Saw", "Inherit the Wind" and All the King s Men." He was founding artistic director of the Summer Music Repertory where he directed three musicals and he participated in the Chapman, Utah, Oregon and New Jersey Shakespeare festivals as both actor and director.
Born in Cambridge (Galt), Ontario, Canada, he is a descendent of Sir Christopher Wren, the 17th century English architect, from whom he gets his pen name Deacon-Wren. His education includes Central Elementary, Galt Collegiate Institute, Anaheim High School, Fullerton College and California State University at Fullerton